Playpumps International
Combine a potable water system with the unlimited energy of children at play, and you’ve got yourself a recipe for success. Playpumps International is a non-profit that has designed and successfully implemented more than 900 Playpump systems in South Africa, Mozambique, Swaziland and Zambia benefiting approximately two million people. The system is simple, using the movement of children at play to pump water from underground, up to a tower (which doubles as a billboard for public health announcements), and down to a publicly-available faucet.
For more information or to donate directly to Playpumps International, visit their website here.
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January 14th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
cool
January 14th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
that is a good way for water
January 20th, 2008 at 10:37 am
You can help this organization too for free, by voting here:
http://www.vote4cause.org/cause.php?id=52
The organization that gets the more votes receives money. The last time, the organization that won earned $123.85. The organization that will win the present round will have more.
Voting for this round ends in 20 hours (it’s written on the right top of the page).
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March 9th, 2008 at 7:03 am
I want to install a playpump at a local primary school. I would like to find out prices and contact details so as to enquire about funding from the local community. At present they use a handpump and do not have a tank stand. The result no flush sanitation, ablutions and water at the kithchen facilities